diff --git a/src/material/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet-container.ts b/src/material/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet-container.ts
index ee815a814b7f..cccd61b53686 100644
--- a/src/material/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet-container.ts
+++ b/src/material/bottom-sheet/bottom-sheet-container.ts
@@ -180,15 +180,27 @@ export class MatBottomSheetContainer extends BasePortalOutlet implements OnDestr
     }
   }
 
-
   /** Moves the focus inside the focus trap. */
   private _trapFocus() {
+    const element = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
+
     if (!this._focusTrap) {
-      this._focusTrap = this._focusTrapFactory.create(this._elementRef.nativeElement);
+      this._focusTrap = this._focusTrapFactory.create(element);
     }
 
     if (this.bottomSheetConfig.autoFocus) {
       this._focusTrap.focusInitialElementWhenReady();
+    } else {
+      const activeElement = this._document.activeElement;
+
+      // Otherwise ensure that focus is on the container. It's possible that a different
+      // component tried to move focus while the open animation was running. See:
+      // https://github.com/angular/components/issues/16215. Note that we only want to do this
+      // if the focus isn't inside the bottom sheet already, because it's possible that the
+      // consumer turned off `autoFocus` in order to move focus themselves.
+      if (activeElement !== element && !element.contains(activeElement)) {
+        element.focus();
+      }
     }
   }